Texas moves to ban sanctuary cities and jail leaders
Texas Republicans push a bill to ban sanctuary cities with penalties for police chiefs and sheriffs who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The measure faces intense Democratic opposition and could lead to funding withholding and terminations, as lawmakers debate in a closely divided Legislature.
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Dallas
Sylvia Garcia
Houston
Texas seeks to lift FDA block on execution drug shipment
Texas Department of Criminal Justice asks U.S. District Court in Galveston to rescind an FDA order halting 1000 vials of sodium thiopental detained at Houston Airport. Suit argues import ban harms executions option and seeks future prohibitions to be blocked. FDA says drugs appear unapproved or misbranded and must be exported or destroyed.
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FBI and DPS Raid Laredo Offices
The FBI and Texas DPS conducted raids on Laredo municipal offices and the Webb County Courthouse, seizing materials and sending employees home. Officials said the auditor's office and information technology will stay closed until further notice, while city staff were directed away from work stations. The FBI did not disclose a specific prompt but stated no public safety threat. Agents also searched a private engineering firm in Laredo and Houston.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Blasita Lopez
Judge upholds VIL policy in transgender wrestling case
A Travis County judge dismissed a suit seeking to bar Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity from competing in girls wrestling under a Texas policy that allows transgender athletes to take testosterone. Beggs, who had begun testosterone as part of gender transition, won a state title under the University Interscholastic League exception for transgender competitors.
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Texas
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Dallas Morning News
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